Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-27

LIST National bank. 4
Judge Loren Edwards will hold dis
trict court in Meade county for Judge
Edwards next month.
Two car loads of the celebrated liar
per flour sold every month, by Standi-
ford, Youmans Il Eldred. so
The new story "Dorcas Caledon," is
commenced in this issue of the INDEX
II will continue five or six weeks.
The City Drug Store, i. f. Pearson,
proprietor, has several new brands of
new cigars, five centers, that get clear
away with any 10 cent cigar in town.
Try them. 5
VIM. Kelley is up from the Panhan-
die where he aud j. y. Duke are locat-
eel with their cattle. They are in Lips
comb county. Texas, and say that is a
fine country.
Thursday, July 2sth, the building as
ISOLATION will let another loan to the
highest bidder. Any amount from
500 to $1,000 may be obtained. The
probability is that there will be two
small loans made. s
w. ID. Meyers, of Pleasant Hill, Mo-,
came out last Friday to look after his
farm and cattle east of here, miles.
Mr.. Meyers would be valuable citizen
for Barber county and it is hoped that
he can induce his family to like the
place.
Last Thursday the teachers and at
PENDANTS of the II. +. Sunday school of
this city, met III the grove, adjoining
town and had a pleasant picnic inter
spersed with amusements for the chill
dren. There was an abundance of ice
cream, lemonade and other hot weather
luxuries.
On Thursday, August 4th, special
election will he held in this city to vote
on the question of issuing $4,000 in
city bonds for the purpose of procuring
waterworks by bringing the water of
Elm creek through ditch within the
boundaries of the city. Remember the
date Thursday, August 18th.
TIE FIRST NATIONAL BANK Is MA
KING FARM LOANS ON BETTER TERMS
FOR THE BORROWER THAN CAN BE Of
FERED ELSEWHERE. ALL INTEREST
SAVING EXPENSE OF RENTING THE
MONEY. CONSULT YOUR OWN INTEREST
BY CALLING ON THEM BEFORE CON
TRACING FOR A LOAN OK YOUR FARM.
III. ID. Thompson was here from Des
Moines, Iowa, this week. lie was the
first man who ever made business of
buying Barber county scrip, starting it
eight years ago at 35 cents. Since then
il has climbed until it is practically at
par. Mr.. Thompson quit buying when
il reached the 90 notch. He is of the
firm of +. G.. Hubbell Il Co., who also
own an extensive cattle ranch in this
county.
ID. j. Aber, the present efficient dep
uty, is a candidate for county surveyor,
subject TO the decision Of the demo-
cratic nominating convention. Mr.
Aber has done good work IN every
tOwship in this county, and he will
have strong support from every class.
lie is honest, efficient and painstaking
and no better man could be selected for
this very important office. His an
nOuncement is in the INDEX this week.
The fourth issue of the Barber Coun-
ty Pointers appeared this week and it
reflects credit on its publishers, Shan
non Il Shannon. 1t is replete with val
liable and truthful information con-
corning Barber county and should be
generally distributed by the people
who have friends in the east who think
of locating in Kansas. Copies of the
Pointers may be obtained, free of cost,
from Shannon Il Shannon, of tins city,
or of Mexican, Shannon & Co., of Kiowa.
The county commissioners met in spe-
cial session, Monday, to hear petitions
from Mingona township, asking for an
election to vote on the question of sub
scribing $4,000 to the capital stock of
the Southern Kansas railway company.
The necessary number of petitioners
asked for the election, and the railroad
company put sufficient sum of money
into the hands of the commissioners to
pay the expense of the election, but the
matter was laid over until next Tues
day, August I'd, the chairman of the
board of commissioners being called
away to Kansas City. a number of
good citizens of Mingona township APP
peared before the board Monday, and
protested against the election being
called. and next Tuesday the fight will
be renewed.
Our IIazeltcn correspondent writes:
The corn cropin this part of the cOun-
ty is complete failure. The contract
for the Temple building has beeu let to
Smith 4 johnson. The NJ. T.. Sunday
school had a literary entertainment
Wednesday evening that Melted Sic
w. 5. Mcdaniel, w. b. Anghn and j
). Anglln and several others contem.
plate a visit 10 Southwest Missouri in
n few days. G. 3. Fay is very sick
Mrs. Nj. +. Yoacum, the postmistress
is recovering from a severe sickness
The wife of Waiter MattOx died sud.
denly last Friday. Miss Nora David
son Is very low with fever. Russo
Dawson is nursing a wound received
by a bucket falling on him while hi
was digging a well. The HazeltOI
stock farm is shipping out good hogs
this week. Not long ago the best cattl,
ever loaded at Hazelton were shipped
from this farm. Our people have or
gained to oppose the county bono
} propositions. It is rumored that j. o
Hazelton will quit the hotel business